Waiver of Liability Agreement

Sierra Foothills Cycling Club
Release of Liability and Waiver by Rider Release Agreement

Your submitted application is your electronic signature agreeing to the terms below:

  1. I,___________________________, wish to participate in Sierra Foothills Cycling Club organized cycling rides and events. I acknowledge and accept that cycling is a dangerous sport. I acknowledge that participating in such events or rides involves inherent risks, including but not limited to the risks and dangers of:

    1. riding on public roads with unpredictable vehicular traffic
    2. riding on routes with uneven and unpredictable surfaces
    3. riding in inclement weather or on slippery surfaces
    4. (colliding with other riders, pedestrians, or objects
    5. falling or being thrown from a bicycle
    6. heat stroke, or illness caused by another rider, weather or wildfire smoke.


  2. I understand that the Club does not guarantee the safety of any Club ride. I acknowledge and accept that the Club does not guarantee the safety or skill of any rider. I acknowledge and accept that the routes chosen by the Sierra Foothills Cycling Club (hereafter “Club”), or chosen by its ride leaders or members, may be hazardous. I acknowledge that the Club strongly recommends that I review the routes and their safety on my own accord before participating in a Club ride.
  3. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to ensure that I am sufficiently physically fit and competent enough in riding skills to participate in the Club's rides. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to use proper safety equipment, to wear a cycling helmet at all times on Club rides, and to follow all traffic laws and the rules of the road.
  4. On behalf of myself, my heirs and my successors, I hereby release and hold harmless the Sierra Foothills Cycling Club, its members, Board Members, ride leaders, volunteers, organizers, and agents from any and all liability for any damages, property loss, or personal injury that I may suffer as a result of my participation in Club rides or Club events. I agree to take full responsibility for my decision to participate in this dangerous sport with the Club, and I agree to hold harmless and indemnify the Club for any settlement, judgement, cost, or fee that the Club incurs as a legal or proximate cause of my actions or failures to act, whether accidental, negligent or intentional.
  5. I agree to follow the all of the Club's written rules and guidelines as may be published or amended by the Club. I agree to immediately inform the Club’s Rider Leader if I am unable to complete a ride or leave a Club ride route. When participating in any Club ride, I agree to sign a Club sign in and sign out sheet.
  6. This is a release of all known and unknown claims I may have. California Civil Code section 1542 states: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” By signing this agreement, I am agreeing waive the protections and limitations of Civil Code section 1542. I hereby agree that this release shall cover any and all known or unknown claims or damages I may have, whether existing now or in the future, which if known by me now would have materially affected my decision to sign this release. Sierra Foothills Cycling Club Release of Liability and Waiver by Rider Release Agreement
  7. By signing this form, I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agreed to the terms of this Release of Liability and Waiver, and I acknowledge that I fully assume all risks of participating in Club rides and events myself.
  8. This release may be signed and become effective and binding whether signed by electronic signature, email, fax or in person.

    Signed: ________________________ Date: _______________

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    Emergency Contact: _________________________Tel: (       )___________Email:_______________________